The Spell Realm

The Sorcery Code, Volume 2

By: Dima Zales, Anna Zaires

Narrated by: Emily Durante

The highly anticipated sequel to The Sorcery Code...

After the battle with the Sorcerer Guard, Gala and Blaise take shelter in the mountains, a place of unique beauty and danger. Augusta, however, is determined to exact revenge - even as Barson, her ambitious lover, implements his own plan. But amidst politics, battles, and intrigue, something far bigger is brewing...something that could disturb the balance of the Spell Realm itself.

©2014 Dima Zales (P)2014 Dima Zales

Way better than the first

This book begins as abruptly as the last one ended so you may have to pick up the last book and familiarize yourself with the characters again. Once it got started though, it was great. Characters got a lot more complex. Plots that were alluded to In the first book get fleshed out this time. Unfortunately it ends just as abruptly and I'll probably have to Reread it before the next one comes out as well.

Definitely Worth the Wait

I really enjoyed the first book of this series by Dima Zales and Anna Zaires, The Sorcery Code, and so I was very excited when the second book came out. Once again, I was completely satisfied with the story, the authors, and the narrator. And, once again, I will be eagerly awaiting the next book in this series!

The story line of The Spell Realm begins right where it left off in The Sorcery Code, and the characters all are the same people we came to know and adore in the first story. I was very happy about that since sometimes; authors decide to take the characters in entirely new directions of personality in sequels. I was also happy to find that Emily Durante was the narrator for this second book because I loved her use of voice in the first volume. Emily perfectly captures the personality elements for each of the characters, and through her, we are right there with Blaise, Gala, and all the others as they make their way in this wonderful world of magic and mystique.

If you haven’t read, or listened to The Spell Realm yet, I suggest you do so as soon as you can. You won’t be disappointed, but you will be surprised!

Great Sequel

I really enjoyed the first book in this series and had high hopes for the sequel. I was not disappointed.

The story picked up pretty smoothly from where The Sorcery Code left off, and even though it had been a while since I finished the first book, I was able to jump right into this one. The familiar characters are back, along with a new face or two, but I won't spoil that surprise. The authors did a really nice job of continuing to flesh out the characters while keeping the story going with plenty of action and intrigue.

For some reason, I enjoyed the narration by Emily Durante much more with this book. Maybe I just needed to get used to her voice, but I thought she did a better job with this book than she did with the first one.

Thank you, Dima Zales, Anna Zaires and Emily Durante for creating another action packed, fun filled fantasy which includes some ideas not explored very often in the genre. I would definitely recommend this book and its predecessor to any fantasy lover!

Definitely Worth the Time

Would you listen to The Spell Realm again? Why?

I will, to understand the story line more thoroughly

What other book might you compare The Spell Realm to and why?

Definitely the first one of this series. Actually I liked the first one even more.

What about Emily Durante’s performance did you like?

Emily Durante was brilliant as before, however I found the story less engaging compared to its prequel.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I heard the book from audible in my car audio on a long trip to LA.

Any additional comments?

got the book now. Hope I would like it more while reading. I would definitely recommend the book to everyone who love fantasy genre in general.

Love the story, and how the magic works

What did you like best about this story?

I love how the magic works in this series, it is very mathematical oriented meaning that you as a magitcans have to write down on paper a mathematical equation and feed it to a stone.

Which character – as performed by Emily Durante – was your favorite?

Gala: Gala is an innocent being whom have been created from magic, and have the abillity to bring forward powerfull magic without these mathematical formulaes. she is very curius about the world around her and at the same time can be a little scared of that world.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

is there comming a third book???
only waiting for one :)